Enter Magazine 1983 - 1985

THE WORLD OF COMPUTERS AND NEW TECHNOLOGY

DUNE!

A High-Tech Sting:
The Computer As
Movie Outlaw

TALKING TO 2010’s HAL

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PROGRAMS: Apple
Atari, C-64, TRS-80,
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The advantages of owning the IBM PCjr

Most of the good things about
havitigPCjr around have to
do with the computer itself.
But some of the good things
don’t, if you catch my drift.

by Andy Cunningham

My friend Jill l
quite to the “girlfri
yet) likes my PC,
much as she likes me. Maybe
more. Every time shes got a
paper or something to do, she
’here to do it.

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One advantage PCjr has
over other computers is the

you can gel to go with it.
Caines, printers, monitors,
modems, joysticks—five
birthdays’ north at least.

(you’d be amazed at how many
there are), you’ll have to have
something called a modem.

What you end up buying
besides the computer it~ ,f
depends on what you p

the computer for. But v. _

you have in mind, PCjr can prob¬
ably handle it. That’s because
IBM designed this computer to
accept all kinds of peripherals,
including things that haven’t even

I don’t want to get too tech¬
nical on you, but there’s one
technical thing you ought to

That’s the way it goes when ofiST
ou get a computer. Your friends ^

1 don’t really mind. For one
thing, they’re my friends. And for

computer. PCjr is easy to learn. So Even if you don’t know
getting somebody started on it isn’t exar , lyH . hat „,/ these j arls
big deal. (Especially • ... '

lebodv as intelligent

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question of wanting), you’ll need

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Sometimes it’s easy to for¬
get, bid there’s more to life
than just compiding.

lots of different in___

ing you this because I don’t want
you to get the idea that I just sit
at my computer all day. The

thing to help you get stuff done.
And since my PCjrhelps me
:t stuff done, it si

stomize a car? Well, IBM Personal Computer, because

_has all kinds of things it has the same microprocessing

(they call them “peripherals”) chip (the brains of a computer)

‘‘e a PCjr. If you want to inside it. That means that a PCjr

~v o-, you’ll probably want and a PC with the same amount

couple of joysticks. If you have of memory can run nearly all the

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ONNECTIONS

EDITED BY SUSAN JARRELL

Almost Free Gifts

All you do is send your name,
address, and the phrase “Robot

Almost Free Computer Stuff
for Kids (New American Library)
is a book worth a look. It's loaded
with information on where to find

to wear, eat, and hang on your
wall—for fairly low prices. You’ll
also find tips on where to buy ^

computer clubs and bulletin

Not everything listed in the book
is free or even "almost free. "But
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Odyssey 1 Sweepstakes” on a
postcard,'to: The Learning

Company, 545e Middlefield

Rd., Menlo Park, CA 94025.

The deadline is December 31,

1984.

Maybe you’d rather win a com-;
plete Commodore 64 system?

Then check out the Bantam

the Bytes Brothers m series are
giving away a C-64, complete

All entry forms are available at

Bytes Brothers displays in book

Free Computer Stuff itself, which

will be selected at random.

Great Ideas Contest

The deadline for entering is

Winning Software

The "Apple Computer Club
Competition" is looking for

computers. You don’t have to be

stamped envelope to:

Apple Computer Clubs, 217

Here’s a chance for Apple
owners to get three educational
games for only $3.50. The win¬
ning games in Verbatim Corp.’s
"First International Computer

EdGame Challenge" are now
available on disk for Apple com¬

Just write up your idea for a proj-

Contest Round-Up

puters. The games— Dr Oz's

Cavern, Spell-Off and Inchworm

Niskayuria, New Ybrk, won lastf
year for suggesting starting a
database of travellers’ information
for people who are heading to
airports.

Prizes will be awarded to both

If you're feeling lucky, you’ll

month. Both are drawings—you
don^t have to do anything but en-

Both contests have computer-
^Want aFTTE.D or Topo robot?

—test math, spelling and lan-

Send a check or money order
for $3.50 to: Verbatim “Computer

EdGame Challenge,” Suite 28,

49662 El Camino Real, Los Altos,

CA 94022.

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all-expense-paid trip to the official

their new software package, Robot
Odyssey /—those are the prizes.

To list news, resources, or contests in this
column, write to: "Connections: ENTER,

1 Lincoln Plaza, New York, NY 10023.

Q: What does every kid
and parent want?

A: Exciting computer software and fascinating reading.

That’s exactly what Grolier- famous in every
school and home for its Encyclopedia Americana
and The New Book of Knowledge Encyclopedia— is
announcing. Two exciting educational computer
adventures that combine software with books.

A fun new way to learn about science!

In Grolier’s Secrets of Science Island]” you’ve been
shipwrecked on an island with the hurricane season
approaching. To build a shelter, you’ll travel around
the magical, troll-infested island answering science
questions, using a book chock-full of amazing facts:
Science Facts You Won’t Believe (included with the
software—the book will amaze adults too).

Geography and history come alive!

takes you and your pilot-guide,
i a worldwide adventure in

k, Explorers and Discovery
(included with the software), as you join in with
‘ ’ family in challenging explorations for

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COMPUTERSARE
HEROESAND
OUTLAWS IN THIS
DIGITAL DOUBLE
FEATURE

BY PATRICIA E. BERRY

¥¥ yarning! The next movie
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mi mi everything you have

F r computers.

Coming soon, two science fiction
blockbusters—Dune and 2010-
are virtually guaranteed to change
the way you think about Apples,

ing machines" play a new kind of

If you like computers, you may
not like what you see.

SANDWORMS AND STING

Dune hurtles you 10,000 years
planet Arrakis—also called

'DUNE’ &

U une's hero
battles gigantic
sandworms and a
villain with a
familiar face.

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f ?ar of computers,
common on
Arrakis, has
roots here on
the planet Earth.

'DUNE’ &

In 2010, a crew
of astronauts
travel to Jupiter

How to talk your parent

There’s a new Apple* Personal
Computer called the He that’s so complete
and so affordable that getting your
patents to buy one should be easier than
learning Logo.

If, that is, you know what to say.

For example, don't tell your parents
that the Deltas the first true 128KVLSI
motherboard, dual built-in RS-232 ports
and a built-in half high disk drive. Or
that it has a switchable 80/40 character
display and built-in ntousetronics so it
canuseanAppleMouse.

You know that's incredible in an
8 pound* computer, but all those specs

may make your parents uncomfortable. You might also mention that it’s a
Just tell them that the Apple lie can bargain. It comes with everythingyou

run morethanl0,000progranrswritten need to start computing in one box—
for the Apple He, the most popular com- including an RF modulator that lets you

pufer in education at all levels. And it hook it up to your TVthe moment you

into parting with $1300.

any other computer in the world except
the Apple lie.

But they might like to know that it
also runs advanced business software.

astronauting. Not to mention personal
productivity software to manage their

personal finances and taxes. modems.Or the He's low cost full-color

S fwhich,theycandeduct graphics/text printer, Scribe.

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A KATIE PARKER COMPUTER MYSTERY^

THE CASE OF THE

CRYSTAL CAT

BY DAVID BENSON POWELL

PART ONE

"WELCOME TO THE ALPHA DATA BASE. PLEASE
ENTER YOUR PASSWORD."

She typed.

j're going to catch the thieves," Katie repeat*
sper. "The crystal eat—and all the other -gifts
jlp us trap them. All we need to do is collect

“Lucky us," sighed Don.

Saturday morning, Katie told Don to try to ge

was manning the desk.

Don talked to officer Molloy, explaining Katie's
ries. Molloy, grumbling, finally agreed that no hai
could come of it giving Don the information-if hi
t it confidential. Soon after, Don returned with a

Katie wanted to find out more about these crooks.
Were they from Winter Harbor? Had they hit other
towns? If so, they were probably mentioned in the
other towns' newspapers. The best way to track them
down was through their unique habit of leaving gifts
behind. Katie entered the words '‘robbery" and "gift,”
and the ALPHA computer searched all its newspaper
articles for any that contained both of those words.

It found quite a few. The crooks had first sfruck
‘ --lis. That city’s papers ran stories

Mr. Drummond,
chalking up the battle plan for Gettysburg.

T rash! “Let’s get out of here!” yelled a
J pitch-dark and saw two shadows rut

voice. Katie peered into the
t down the hall.

J^he computer put Katie and Don hot on the crooks’ trail.... Before
. the search, they set their watches and agreed to meet in an hour.

I pierced with 20 littli
One pin for each robbery.
“"--‘■■b'II patch the robbery dal

Katie said. "If they have i

“Which could be one of tl
3s. It isn't guaranteed,

id. "The thieves have swept through
“■ iut being caught. They have to be
very well organized. The only way to stop them is to try
and predict where they will hit next, and set up a trap."
She turned back to Sherlock, and called all the

line, the question is: where did the stolen objects go?"
“To the hideout?"

"Right. And, look where the

other command, and Sherlock cleared the dots from
the map. The dots came back in time sequence.

. w! See the pattern no ..

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ileeeep! Katie’s wristwatch alarm went off. She backed away from
her hiding place and stepped right on the foot of a very big man.

shades announced that someone was home. A couple
of vans stood in tall grass. Katie wrote down the
license-plate numbers and hid behind a nearby bush.

startled her with its beeping reminder. She turned the
alarm off and backed away from her hiding place. She
had barely crawled back when she stepped on the
foot of a very big man. 0

Has Katie backed herself into trouble? Has she bun¬
gled into the crooks' hands (or feet)? Should she
switch to a quieter wristwatch? Find out in,ENTERS
next issue, in the exciting conclusion of "The Case of

DAVID B. POWELL is a writer who lives in Massachusetts and
specializes in computers. Story © 1984 David B. Powell

“I was afraid of that."

“And, I'll even let you choose which of the possible
hideouts you want to watch."

Don groaned. He pointed to one site on Sherlock’s
screen, and agreed to meet Katie later that evening.

THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE
DISAPPEARING DIAMONDS

Mystery at Flowchart Manor

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.slow day at the

Darrell Danger Detective
Agency and Fruit Stand. I

coat he was wearing. I knew he was
mad because his face was redder
than a ripe tomato.

"I’ve got a big case for you," he

here," I said, pointing to a crate of

these more interesting," he said,
pulling a 36-carat diamond out of

My eyes nearly bugged out when
I saw it. If he had a hunk of ice that
big, I figured I’d better play it cool.

“Recently, I invented a method
for making diamonds out of super¬

laboratory. I also spent a fortune to
turn the whole building into a maze
that would trap any criminal.

“But in spite of all that, someone
managed to break in and steal the
formula. I want you to catch the

BY MICHAEL DAYTON

"Thanks to my camera system, I
know that four crooks broke into my
lab late last night,” he told me.

“They are known as The Thin Man,
Big Bald Bubba, Two-Bits Tommy
and Snake-Eyes Sandy. Ever heard
of them?”

“Sure I know'em," I said. "They're
a rotten bunch of bananas, all
right.” I reached into my desk and
pulled out the files on all four. These
crooks were the real pits.

My mad-scientist type pulled out
a map of his premises. His security
plans had more layers than an
onion. He had built in secret pas¬
sages, a molasses swamp, and an
alligator pit. It was as nutty as a

things, I'd never solve the case. So
I pulled out an empty potato sack
and wrote them down:

1. A hidden camera at the entrance
photographed the thieves as they
came in. They had entered one at a
time, at one-hour intervals. The
Thin Man came in first. An hour

4. Once the guard was put to sleep,

5. There were only two bags of dia-

6. My client had left a set of keys in
his lab coat and it was in the pile of
dirty laundry.

7. Each time a piece of ice was
placed next to the window, it stayed
there without melting till morning.

This case was going to be harder

peppered with clues. I had to use
the floor plan, the files of the four
suspects, and the facts I listed on
the potato sack. I knew I had to
keep track of how many blocks of
ice were propped up under the
window, and how much each sus¬
pect weighed—with and without

I started to trace the route of the
first crook to enter the lab. Before
you could say “Afghanistan Ba-

of the mystery.

But before I spill the beans, I'll
give you a chance to chew it over.
Use your noodle and you’ll have it

TURN THE PAGE for the map of
Flowchart Manor. Turn to page 51
for the answer to the mystery.

MICHAEL DAYTON, freelance writer, wrote
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